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The billionaire has taken to X to lambast Moraes, calling him “an evil dictator cosplaying as a judge.”
Brazil’s court has also taken action against Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by SpaceX that provides connectivity to over 200,000 Brazilian customers.
Starlink’s bank accounts have been frozen, and the company has been prevented from conducting financial transactions in Brazil.
Starlink said in a post on X that it was doing everything possible to keep customers in Brazil connected and had begun legal proceedings in the Brazilian Supreme Court to reverse the sanctions.
“We continue to pursue all legal avenues, as are others who agree that @alexandre’s recent orders violate the Brazilian constitution,” the company said.
The social media company Telegram was also banned in Brazil last year for failing to cooperate with requests to block certain profiles.
SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside regular US working hours.
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